A quick look at rounds 3-10
10 of 19 picks, after rounds 3-10 yesterday almost the entirety of the bonus pool has been spent.
What really stands out is how balanced the draft is so far demographically. After nine picks, the Jays have selected two high school position players, one high school pitcher, three college position players, and three college pitchers. They even managed to robustly fill out the Canadian content angle.3rd Round : Juaron Watts-Brown, RHP, Oklahoma State
Watts-Brown has trod an interesting path, ending up at Long Beach State after a football injury dashed hiscommitment and then transferring to Oklahoma State in 2023. The common thread is striking out a lot of batters with otherwise inconsistent to middling results. The breaking stuff definitely looks legit in video online, at least at its best.
It strikes me as a bit of a curious pick, in that moreso than most college pitchers Watts-Brown seems like a bit of a developmental project, at least if they see him as a starter. I’d submit that at the very least that hasn’t been an organization strength in recent years . The consensus rankings have him as more as a late second rounder, so it seems like objectively good value, especially since he should come at slot. But a lot of things point in the direction of future reliever, and as the second pick in a deep draft, it just feels slightly underwhelming.By contrast, this seemed like a really intriguing pick, with the Jays once again staying close to their base in Florida and going back to the same school from which they drafted Irv Carter two years ago.
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